linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] ARM: STi: add stid127 soc support

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:35:16 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	Patrice CHOTARD <patrice.chotard@...com>,
	Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...com>,
	Stuart Menefy <stuart.menefy@...com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>, kernel@...inux.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
	alexandre.torgue@...com, maxime.coquelin@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ARM: STi: add stid127 soc support

On Thursday 30 January 2014, Patrice CHOTARD wrote:
> From: Alexandre TORGUE <alexandre.torgue@...com>
> 
> This patch adds support to STiD127 SoC.
> The main adaptation is the L2 cache way size compare to STiH41x SoCs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: alexandre torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@...com>
> ---
>  arch/arm/mach-sti/board-dt.c |    6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

Wouldn't it be better to read this value from the l2 cache
controller node? I'd assume there might be more SoCs that
will need a similar change, so it's better to come up with
a solution that doesn't involve changing the kernel every
time.

	Arnd
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